'Little bit of peace': Family members of victims in Pike County massacre speak after guilty verdict
The family members of the victims in the Pike County massacre are speaking out after George Wagner IV was found guilty on all counts including aggravated murder in the killings of members of the Rhoden family.
"I would like to thank the citizens of Pike County, I would like to thank the citizens of Ohio for bearing this burden that should have never happened to this family in southern Ohio," Tony Rhoden said.
When asked about George Wagner IV, Tony Rhoden said, "I feel sorry for him, because he is human."
(Watch the full press conference in the video player below.)
When asked how they feel moving forward, Tony Rhoden said, "a little bit of peace, we still have a long road to go, we will get there, because we are family."
After more than two and a half months of testimony, the jury took less than eight hours to come to a verdict Wednesday evening.
Wagner has been found guilty of all charges including eight counts of aggravated murder.
Last week, the judge agreed to remove the death penalty in the case.
Prosecutors spent the last two-and-a-half months trying to prove Wagner is guilty of participating in the murder of eight members of the Rhoden family in April 2016.